I went for my first training run for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon this morning! Seven glorious kilometers in torrential downpour. It was divine! It was coming down so hard, I hard to stop at a 7-Eleven on the Danforth to get a bag to put over my iphone so it didn’t go ...
First off, an administrative note: you may have noticed a few changes at The Fartlek Runner over the weekend. In between runs I moved the blog from wordpress.com to being self-hosted, which included giving the blog a new look at feel. I’m still working out a number of bugs (images, links, etc., that didn’t come ...
February is drawing to a close and with it, many of us are approaching or entering the next phase of our training for our spring races. My marathon is at the end of May and I’m finishing up week five of 18 of my training schedule. After next Wednesday, I’ll be moving from the base ...
(Wherein Matt approaches his food as a form of training to help improve his running.) The inspiration: Apparently, it’s common knowledge in the running community that loosing one pound can increase a runner’s speed by about two seconds a mile (in Canadianese, that would work out to be roughly 3.2 seconds per kilometer). That can be huge ...
I’m nearing the end of my taper week, anxiously awaiting race day. I didn’t plan any formal “carb” loading, nor have I ever done so. But yesterday (for instance), I had vegan mac and cheeze, pretzels, and garlic bread. Um…. ya. Not a veggie to be found anywhere. And then tonight I have plans to ...
Hi there, I'm Matt. I started running after a fairly major lifestyle overhaul (re: eating healthy and getting active). I'm currently training for the 2010 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. My larger running goal is to qualify for the Boston Marathon before the next age category (which gives me nine years). For more info, check out my "about" page.
